Anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Masoud visits Iran to stitch allianceAhmad Masoud, an ethnic Tajik and the son of legendary military commander Ahmad Shah Masoud, is reportedly carrying a message of Tajik Pres...
08 Nov, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
Pakistan PM Imran says he ‘initiated a dialogue' with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govtThe Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on August 15, two weeks before the US' complete troop withdrawal on August 31 after a costly two-de...
18 Sep, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Taliban brutalities against women go unreportedThe interpretation and implementation of Islamic law in the most regressive fashion by the Taliban have forced women in Afghan towns and ci...
16 Sep, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Iran President calls for early elections in Afghanistan for peace in regionehran is keen to push representation of other communities namely Hazaras (Shias) in Kabul’s power structure and safeguard their future, ET ...
07 Sep, 2021, 08.44 AM IST
Afghan crisis: Scores march in Geneva; call Swiss govt to not recognise TalibanHolding red, green and black flags of Afghanistan and placards inscribed with their demands, the protestors raised slogans against the Tali...
05 Sep, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
Shias demand share in Kabul's power structureThe Shia Ulema Council has urged the Taliban to ensure that they will treat all faiths and ethnicities with equality and justice. The Counc...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeingIn Camp Istiqlal, family after family, all from the Hazara ethnic minority, told of Taliban commanders using heavy-handed tactics as they o...
13 Jul, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
Bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead: Afghan officialThe explosions targeted minivans on the same road about 2 kilometres apart in a neighbourhood in western Kabul, Interior Ministry deputy sp...
12 Jun, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
Islamic State degraded in Afghanistan but still poses threatMilitants of the Islamic State group have since been driven back into the mountains by blistering U.S. and Afghan bombing raids and a fierc...
28 Apr, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Hazaras fear for the future as foreign troops exit AfghanistanAfghan security forces are struggling to hold off an increasingly powerful Taliban as international troops withdraw from the county, with p...
03 Feb, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Hazara killings highlight plight of Shia community in PakistanThe United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir too condemned the terrorist attack on Hazaras people and extended condolences t...
06 Jan, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
Pakistan sends protest letter to Iran, demands action against killing of its 14 security personnelUnidentified gunmen donning uniforms of paramilitary soldiers Thursday massacred 14 passengers after forcing them to disembark from buses o...
20 Apr, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
21 killed, 50 injured in suicide attack in PakistanAt least 50 people were wounded in the blast in the southwestern city of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, officials said.
12 Apr, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Over 300,000 fled violence-hit Balochistan: Pakistan rights bodyThose fleeing the militancy-plagued region include minorities like Shias and Hindus as well as ethnic Hazaras, Punjabis and Urdu-speaking p...
15 Oct, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf sacks Balochistan govt, imposes Governor's ruleThree bomb attacks in the city on Thursday turned out to be the catalyst for the imposition of Governor's rule.
14 Jan, 2013, 01.36 PM IST
- India, Iran, Russia mull strategy to fight Taliban
It's still part of bilateral conversations, but old partners, India, Iran and Russia, are dusting out an old mechanism to take on the Talib...
28 Mar, 2009, 11.08 AM IST
- India, Iran, Russia mull ways to take on Taliban
It's still part of conversations, but old partners, India, Iran and Russia, are dusting out an old mechanism to take on the Taliban in Afgh...
24 Mar, 2009, 04.39 AM IST